Pierre Berton Heritage Centre
formerly Kleinburg United Church, 1926
10418 Islington Ave

• Built in 1926, opened May 15, 1927

• designs were made by a Toronto architect named Frank Rae. Contracts were made with Birnel Graham for the building of the church, the carpentry, and shingling of the roof.  Frank Dobson and William Black of Bolton were masons, volunteers carried out excavation of the old church.​

• On May 15, 1927, opening services were conducted. When the church opened its doors, it was known as Kleinburg United Church.

• On September 22, 2018, the grand opening ceremony of the new Pierre Berton Heritage Centre was hosted.

• The restored Kleinburg Church became home to a permanent exhibit celebrating Pierre Berton and offering community space for public events.

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Construction Materials:

Brick, lumber from the old church

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Sources

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Inventory of Heritage Buildings, Vaughan. Vaughan, Ont.: Corp. of the Town of Vaughan, 1987.

Kleinburg Heritage Study

Macfarlane, Catherine, and Patricia Somerville. A History of Vaughan Township Churches. Maple, Ont.:Vaughan Township Historical Society, 1985.

 

Vaughan. “Mayor Bevilacqua Announces Opening of the New Pierre Berton Heritage Centre.” Cision,September 22, 2018. https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/mayor-bevilacqua-announces-opening-of-the-
new-pierre-berton-heritage-centre-694037481.html.